Go USC!

Teachers have favorites - there, I said it, some may deny it, but it is true. That doesn't mean we don't like or want to help other kids, but it's human nature to have a select few that you absolutely can't forget. Well, I have been fortunate to have quite a few of those over the years and last year was no exception. At my school, it's easy to have a few in each class. This is my second year teaching second grade, so it is the first year I have ever had past students stay at my school... after 6th grade they leave for middle school. Sounds confusing, but I promise, it's not. Let's just say that I would adopt Ethan should his parents ever want to give him up. If he showed up on my doorstep with his bags, I would let him in and never look back. In fact, he is in the class right next door to mine and it mortifies me to think of him moving across the campus next year for fourth grade. (But his mom is probably already crying, so I need to apologize for putting that thought in her head.) I love this kid and want the formula to clone him. LONG story short... Ethan and I bet on the USC/Cal game. I just realized how that sounds that I "bet" a student, but he is a former one, so I'm pretty sure that it is allowed. :) We bet a Starbucks drink, and I know he's good for it. While I usually watch parts of the SC game, today I will fully admit that I watched to see if I won or lost our bet... and I won!! We have a four-day weekend, so I have to wait until Wednesday to brag about the Trojans!

Bill is feeling really tired and doesn't have any energy, but he's not sleeping all day, not for lack of trying, but he just can't fall asleep. It's almost worse to feel so crummy and not be able to sleep when all you want to do is lie down. It was a long day since I wasn't feeling well either, yet Tyler felt just fine and has the energy of a 3-year-old, so I took a lot of Tylenol Sinus today. We go back to the City of Hope on Monday, but I'd bet a Starbucks coffee that it is uneventful. He stops the strong medicine on Monday, so tomorrow night is the last one, and then he has a week-long break. I am still force feeding him, but he would probably use the word "bullying" to describe it... at least he ate today!